We have used a Koehn for years, it has held up good for us, have had cows step in it and been knocked around and still in good shape, the netting can be a pain at times but holds a calf in well. Good luck 101

What you need, JF Ranch, is an old IHC Scout like ours. We have a
calf carrier that (I think)
is made out of pipe and is hooked to the
back of the Scout. You attach it to the ball of the vehicle and it goes up
along the tailgate. The calf is in it with his feet hanging down.
You can secure them with a seat belt or whatever. The old cow
likes it that she can see the calf really well and she just comes right along.
Best thing we have ever found!

Our local 'inventor genius' made it for us and one for himself.

Oh, and we just happen to have one for sale.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

Have to say my preference is for one with a cage as well. Used sleds for years and ended up with calves stepped on, broken sleds, and sore shoulders from a cow stepping in the sled when I wasn't looking and jerking me not nice over tea kettle.

My Grandad built one out of square steel tubing with runners on the bottom and 4 sides done like prison bars for the sake of simple explanation. The front and back are full gates which is real handy for loading/unloading the calf. The straight hitch pulls real easy behind his quad.

There's 2 dates in time they'll carve on your stone, and everyone knows what they mean.
But what's more important is the time that is known, as that little dash there in between.

Neighbors built one with snowmobile skis for runners. The frame is high enough for the cradle to hang in and the calf to be off the ground. Cradle is a piece of heavy canvas with 4 leg holes and a fifth hole to keep the navel clean from previous riders.

I just carry them on the back of the four wheeler. Most cows will follow once they realize the calf is off the ground.

Don't tell people your problems, half of em' don't care and the other half are glad you got em' We can all run the neighbors better'n our own

JF, I have a Koehn. I took the net off ad just tied the calves and set them in it. Works great until Mama crawls in it with them. I have used some pretty good ones that are simple to make if you wanted some ideas. Probably the best one was mounted on the back of a polaris ranger via a 2" reciever hitch. I have also seen similar sleds built that you could pull. It is more like a cradle that holds the calf's feet off the ground. A neighbor has a sled built on wooden runners so it has about 6" of clearance and it has a cage that is mounted on hinges so that it folds to the front. You just set your calf on the platform and set the cage over him. The cage is very sturdy and handles quite a bit of abuse. My preference would be to provide more protection for the calf. A good mother will stay right with a calf and eventually you will end up breaking the leg on one.

This is similar to the cradle I was talking about, the one I used was home made. I like these the best, they make it so a cow can't step on her calf or knock a sled over and they are also handy for tagging if you are buy yourself. You can just set your calf on there and go about your business and writing records down without him fighting to get away from you or running off. It also leaves a calf out where a cow can smell him without having to reach over or smell through a cage.